Name for a Wine Taster

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A professional title is sommelier, which sounds like the name of a fancy French pastry chef who also judges your footwear. But for the rest of us, the proper name for a wine taster is simply someone who prefers red over white—or, on a Tuesday, "that person holding the box."

I once told a friend I was “tasting notes” in a cheap Merlot. He looked at me and said, “Buddy, that’s called drinking alone after work.” He was right. Context is everything.

The Unofficial Names We All Use

At a party, the designated wine taster is usually the one who says, “Ooh, this has a hint of barnyard.” That’s not a compliment, by the way—it means the wine smells like a goat slept in your glass. But we nod anyway, pretending we get it.

Then there’s the “first sip” friend—the one who goes, “Yeah, this is fine,” after a two-second sniff. That’s not a taster; that’s a human corkscrew with opinions. We love them anyway.